Comb



2 i931 H. H. HUTCHANGS 1,389,526

GOMB

Filed Feb. 7, 1929 i r Pariife Jee-f20.519315!" (E i 1i jUNITEDHjSrA-r s :1

l 'l rinniav nnivnv TQNE., AApleliwifini"im Y Y l Y Y Myvinvention relates to ahair comb and 'i i particularly a comb having anabsorbent ele? "mentV OI1 applying amedicament orto'nicto vthe haii' or scalp. f s

5 v The'igeneralfob'ject'of my invention is to providea comb having means whereby .theggjji ends of the absorbent elementfwill'be accom# A v l y y' y k pressedlintoplace*at the-aindercutformations'.v l. 13,the purposebeing tolholdthe-c'ord against f' '3 y inodated in the comb vwithout projectingbe jyond the ends thereof, and which will beheld Y 10 tightly to the combwhen functioning. Y

' i A more specifoobj ect ofmyinvention to provide for the-cleaningof thevcombinfantrv ...,f; .1. K

"l .fInorderto eanheicombanfelonga edrod 18? may/be employedy (hav-ingfa'4 hook 19atvfone lefiicient manner.

l. Y The natureof my invention andthe distin# v Y vi5 sides, as` wellV asf their'. advantages,l willV clearly guishing features in'jwhich` the inventionree appear as the description proceeds. Y

, Reference, is to be'had to the accompanying it being understood that `the drawings are merely vention. e f e. n Y Figure'. 1l is' aviewfpartly in longitudinal sectionand partly inside elevation ofa'comb embodying my present invention; Y

y Figures 2 and 3. are cross sections respec- V.tively on the lines 2-V-2 and 3 3y of Figure 1;

Figure 4 isaplan view part being broken 30 comb.V

In the illustratedi'ezrample of my invention I [35- tary to which 'are'return grooves y112.'.so that" thefsaid return grooves at the opposite'ends of the comb extend'towardeachother, that is,l

.1 towardthe transversev medial line `of theecomb.

40'. Towardthe inner ends offfthe longitudinal the comb at these points presents an undercut 1 formation,4 as shownaclearly in jFigure longitudinally;through" the length... ofy the Op that the cord lies inthe returned portions 112 l 1 ofthe vgr'joove'sl?! and may be forced into the drawings forming part" of this vspeci'cation, Y y '-wardx 'andi baclrinfg-the. groove 1.2l toy ldisplace illustrative of one exampleA of the in- ,anycollected?dirt; i i Y Y,

l 4 Y lewllibefclearffrom.ftheforegoingltha he f: fconfditionf.;A f y Y f n absorbent cord' y'ay'befernployedto:appl ha ri v p Y l v,

away showing a device for use in cleaning the .jwil'llre'm'vefexcess moisture y v v n Y The comb may be made o'fany desired ma'- .v --terial Aand withany desiredlengthofteeth; if l land vI willkstate further than when the cord. portions 112er the ,groovesffla Said return', lsfrmoved entlrely .the @Ombmay be used 1n portions of the grooves are formed so that.

'A longitudinal Vlength of cordl 16 ofabsorbent materialY is employed :and extends ofl the' cord tions.

ends* The combfmay.beicleanedfby engaging Y sifthat he 1 dressingsgtonics, dyesgetcigtoitfhe fhai'rror seal in .exactlyi'the rghtfamounts'wvhe 'the 11l the; regular mannerof the yusual comb'where# *myself strictly fthe Lexact VdetailsA 'herein y illustrated; since, man-ifestlyythe same can be2 considerably varied without departurefrom;

the spirit Tof "the invention' as'deined inwtlie. appended'claims. v l

' I claim:

1. A comb having a longitudinal groove wholly within the teeth through Vwhich la p groove and angularly d1sposed cooperating @grooves adapted to receive andY secure the 1 tremitiesfof a'cord. f

Y including a vlongitudinal including a cleanin limplement ymay be passed, said Vgroove eing adjacent the back ofthe comb,

saidbackbeing recessed to co-operate with said :groove insaid teeth vfor retaining said rcleaning implement. l x y' 2. As a/lnew articleof manufacture, al comb including a longitudinal cord-receiving extremities of a cord. c 3. lAs a new article of manufacture, aV comb including a longitudinalicord-'receiving groove and a pair of complementary, Icoand secure the extremities of a'co1=cl...l v

anew article'of manufacture,` a comb including a longitudinal@ cord-receiving groove anda pair of cooperating v'angularlydisposedl return grooves in the-back of .saidV comb,gadapted to receiveV andsecurethe eXf 5. As anew article of manufacturmlaicornb longitudinal .cord-receiving groove and a pair of angularly and4op-4 positelyl'disposed cooperating grooves in the back ofsaid comb, ksaid latter grooves being open onone side, saldi opening bemg restricted, and adapted to receive and secure the extremities ofv a; cord.

, V6. As a new article of manufacture' a comb Y cordfreceivin'g groove andr a pair of complementary, co-

operating grooves in theback of said comb,

said latter grooves beingopen on one side,

said-opening being restricted,. and each of said complementary,V cooperating kgrooves having' `notches at-their respective terminal endsadapted to receive and cooperate with said complementary grooves to secure the extremities of acord.

7. In combination with a comb having` a longitudinal cord-receiving groove and complementary return grooves,van absorbent cord retained by f said complementary return f grooves for cleaning and applyinga medicament to the hair. f Y v HARRY H. HUTCHINGS.y f 1 

